Louro's Belly Goat Burger, One of Our 100 Favorite Dishes

Goat is the most popular meat in the world. Let David Santos show you why.

Sure, there are plenty of great burgers in this city, but we're thinking about re-evaluating that list after a visit to David Santos' Louro, for it may well put out the best non-beef burger in New York. Beyond Louro's big flavors, Santos is known for the restaurant's themed Nossa Mesa supper club, where he curates zeitgeist-tapping dinners that reflect his interests both inside (sea urchin, spicy food) and outside (Breaking Bad, True Blood) of the kitchen. The belly goat burger could very well anchor a Nossa Mesa goat dinner, but sadly this bad boy is only offered at brunch. Santos hard-sears his freshly ground goat patties (the mythical 80/20 ratio of, in this case, goat meat and beef fat) and tops them with crisp slabs of pork belly, a mixture of aged and fresh goat cheeses and pickled red onions. The bun comes toasted; the top coated in sweet tomato marmalade, the bottom soaked through with meat juices but still holding together. Served with buttery roasted fingerling potatoes and some foliage, the balance of funk, cream, fat, and piquant elements delivers everything wanted from a barnyard burger experience.

We just dropped our Best of NYC issue, our annual love letter to what's great in this town and where you'll find our picks for the very best this city has to offer when it comes to dozens of cuisines, restaurants, dishes, and drinks. As a side dish, you can get a taste of our contenders as we count down, in no particular order, our 100 favorite dishes from around the boroughs, a list of laudable eats worth tracking down right now.